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'''Luna M. Ferguson''' is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and [[LGBTQ]] activist. | '''Luna M. Ferguson''' is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and [[LGBTQ]] activist. | ||
In May 2017, Ferguson applied to change their birth certificate gender to [[nonbinary]]. After extended delay, in September 2017 they filed a human rights complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The government of Ontario changed its policies in 2018 and issued Ferguson with a birth certificate showing their gender as X.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gender-x-ontario-issues-its-first-ever-non-binary-birth-n872676 |title=Gender 'X': Ontario issues its first 'nonbinary' birth certificate |publisher=Nbcnews.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Leyland Cecco in Toronto |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/ontario-non-binary-birth-certificate-canada-transgender |title=Transgender rights: Ontario issues first non-binary birth certificate | World news |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 2018-05-08|accessdate=2018-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/filmmaker-receives-non-binary-birth-certificate-that-correctly-display-who-i-am-after-legal-battle-with-ontario |title=Filmmaker receives non-binary birth certificate 'that correctly display who I am' after legal battle with Ontario |publisher=National Post |date=2018-05-08 |accessdate=2018-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/joshua-m-ferguson/ill-keep-fighting-until-im-legally-recognized-as-a-non-binary-canadian_a_23255775/ |title=I'll Keep Fighting Until I'm Legally Recognized As A Non-Binary Canadian |publisher=Huffingtonpost.ca |date=2017-10-25 |accessdate=2018-06-05}}</ref> | |||
They wrote a memoir titled ''Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond the Binary'', which was published May 2019.<ref name="anansipress">{{Cite web |title=Me, Myself, They |author= |work=House of Anansi Press |date= |access-date=3 August 2020 |url= https://houseofanansi.com/products/me-myself-they}}</ref> | |||
==Links== | |||
*[https://twitter.com/lunamferguson/ Twitter] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||